# NTSB NYC74FGM41: Hughes 269B, N9390F, Berlin, PA, June 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1974
- Place: Berlin, PA · BERLIN, PA
- Location: 39.9215° N, 78.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berlin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9215&lon=-78.9508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGM41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2784  74/6/24    BERLIN,PA           HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 650
        TIME - 0800                    N9390F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOMERSET,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2300                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- DURING CROP DUSTING OPN,FLYING INTO SUN,PLT FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID TELEPHONE WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9390F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9390F), registered now, S/N 74-0114 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740624020769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740624020769A), Jun 24, 1974: Hughes 269B, Berlin, PA, Substantial damage. During crop dusting opn,flying into sun,plt failed to see and avoid telephone wires.

## Other investigations on N9390F (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA27FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27FA004), Oct 6, 2026: Hughes 269B (N9390F), Lahmansville, WV, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing
- [NTSB CHI01LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA293), Aug 26, 2001: Hughes 269B (N9390F), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the checklist not compiled with by the operator and not verified by the operator’s pilot and the operator's flight instructor. An additional cause was the improper autorotation by the pilot in…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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